What is the best 4 Season stretch in TV ever ?

Submitted by SirAren t3_10gpaiu in television

Some guy said to me that Game Of Thrones 1-4 is greatest strech of tv ever atleast 4 season stretch and I kinda agree tbh, tbh Cause those seasons are maybe beyond everything I've ever seen On Tv, However I'd say Lost 1-4 is just as great, maybe any 4 season stretch of The Simpsons from it's peak era can be a contender, or The Sopranos can be chosen too however I've yet to watch the Sopranos.

I'll also say Six Feet Under' season 2-5 are also legendary. & currently Succession 1-3 are on a great run however I wouldn't say this run is better than Game Of Thrones' peak.

Stranger Things started strong at one of the best season 1 I've ever seen but I think the last two seasons are not of that level still very good though, however i think season 4 has the best episode being ep7. Also maybe The West Wing, Person Of Interest, The Wire or Mad men can be a choice.

I wouldn't say Breaking Bad though cause for majority of it's run it had the same plot & Tede Beneke thing makes the pacing slow down immensely.

What do you think ? Maybe to me right now it's a dead tie between Lost & GOT . I know it's not fair to compare in between different genres but it's just your opinion.

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tinoynk t1_j541qbe wrote

The Wire. Season 5 is overall good, but those first 4 seasons are essentially perfect. Maybe it isn't everybody's show, but for what it's trying to do, it doesn't miss a single step.

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bravotwodelta t1_j541rm1 wrote

The Expanse.

By all means, that show is just an incredible stretch through to the finale.

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Maris-Stella t1_j541xbk wrote

LOST. I watched it when it aired and of course things were very different then. No streaming and binging back then. But for me it was groundbreaking and all 4 seasons are great in their own way.

I realize part of the experience is completely nostalgic but I have rewatched a couple of times since and it still holds up.

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taume t1_j543u60 wrote

Dexter 1-4 is perfect! Should have really just stopped there

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smesch83 t1_j543z1l wrote

"hey Reddit, give me the twelve best examples where a second half of season 4 is vastly superior to a second half of a season 3, but not as good as the first half of the same show's season 2."

commenters:

- 12 comments about gritty 20 yo HBO shows for/about men over 40

- a comment about Dexter, House, Lost

- a snarky comment that says "did an AI ask this?"

Edit: oh, and someone saying that "Breaking Bad" and/or "Better Call Saul" is actually "underrated"

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smesch83 t1_j548rf9 wrote

Replying to james_carr9876 (#1,414,411)

yeah, it was mean of me to comment that here: it's something I could have just as well commented under dozens of other postings in these last few months.

I like ratingraph - the website where imdb user ratings for individual episodes of a show get turned into a graph; and I wish that ratingraph had a detailed search function where you could just enter something like "4 seasons, all with an average above 8/10, and all four averages ascending" etc.

(...plus, I always wonder if some of these questions could be answered with "Yes! (a female-skewing show like) 'Knots Landing' had 4 popular seasons that got better and better" but the reddit demographics just always give us "House" and HBO instead, lol.)

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saiaf t1_j54aufr wrote

Deadwood but you'd have to count the film as Season 4

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JurgenWigg t1_j54b006 wrote

The West Wing S1-4, aka the Sorkin years.

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SpreadYourAss t1_j54fxf4 wrote

Replying to bravotwodelta (#1,414,194)

Does the show gets better after S1? I recently finished that and definitely did enjoy it, but I can't say it was incredible or anything. I could see the potential, but it felt like... it wasn't polished enough yet.

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jxdawg123 t1_j54isua wrote

The Good Place. Its only 4 seasons, but not a second is wasted.

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AndrewUndershaft t1_j54k7hs wrote

Replying to SirAren (#1,414,912)

Nah, most definitely not. Most people say it's the weakest, because the whole serial killer plot is rather unrealistic and some characters behave strangely. Personally, I still like it, though. But not the best by a long shot. (For me, it's 2. Bit of an uncommon opinion, though.)

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thegoodcunt t1_j54kk5c wrote

Replying to SpreadYourAss (#1,414,785)

I was the same after season 1. Dare i say it, even season 2. I really enjoyed it but i wasn't hooked until season 3, then it became one of my favourites.

It's weird though because when you later revisit those earlier seasons the quality is there, you just didn't fully appreicate what they were setting up.

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firstpc13 t1_j54krze wrote

Dexter season 1-4 was pretty good, although Season 3 was a level below the rest

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shadowdra126 t1_j54o2vx wrote

Dexter season 4 would have been the perfect ending for the show

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Zantera t1_j54pxnd wrote

Lost is my favorite show but I'm not sure which stretch of 4 seasons i would consider the best. You also have The X-Files where if you asked me for 4 seasons i would say S2 to S5 is pretty peak television. Of course there's great seasons outside these as well.

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donuteater111 t1_j552t4o wrote

For me, it might be Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, seasons 4-7. Admittedly the 7th season had a few more bumps than the others, but it was still damn good.

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ed_lv t1_j553p2i wrote

Replying to SirAren (#1,414,912)

Season 5 is usually considered the worst, although at first some people dislike season 2, because of change of focus from the hood to the docks.

However, once you see the entire show, Season 2 is perfectly placed and and works amazing with the rest of the show.

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caseylk t1_j55lyqs wrote

GoT seasons 1-4 are unmatched.

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Parenegade t1_j55me64 wrote

Replying to Maris-Stella (#1,414,211)

I would say Lost but around 3x5 to right before the mid-season finale was PRIME writers strike what the fuck are they doing

The second half of the season and the start of the season are phenomenal.

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BigPoppaPuff t1_j55z13m wrote

Simpsons 3-8 is just pretty incredible for how consistent it was

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OhShitPeter t1_j562s2y wrote

The Office and Parks and Rec both had fantastic 4 season runs from season 2-5.

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iLikeSaints t1_j56ak1t wrote

Burn Notice 1-4 is great. After that they kinda shift tone.

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LAtvGUY t1_j56ke5k wrote

Frasier 1 - 4 (plus 5) is perfect TV.

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GoldyZ90 t1_j56qiw8 wrote

I’d probably say The Wire.

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FunkIPA t1_j575ai7 wrote

Season 3-8 of The Simpsons.

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Mrs_WorkingMuggle t1_j57a0j1 wrote

Doctor Who

Christopher Eccelstone's season through David Tenant's 2 seasons (and specials) and the first season of Matt Smith? And in writing that out, David Tenant had 3 seasons (Rose, Martha, Donna), and I'm okay leaving Matt Smith out completely.

In conclusion 9th & 10th Doctor.

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Josiah425 t1_j58mvj7 wrote

I watch a lot of TV. It is Game of Thrones by far.

Breaking Bad still best overall imo, but if Game of Thrones kept 1 - 4 season quality for 5 - 8, it would be a perfect show.

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Sconed2thabone t1_j5c3wrx wrote

It’s game of thrones 1-4. Those 4 seasons are fucking perfect.

After that, I’d say Avatar seasons 1-3 and then season 1 of Korra as a 4 season stretch is pretty perfect.

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